[wpkg-users] trouble kickstarting wpkg client usage (v 1.3.14)

Tue Mar 13 12:27:15 CET 2012

I have not ever used the wpkg client in my 6+ years of using wpkg , but would like to switch to it or wpkg-gp. But somehow I did not create a good test environment.

I have set up a test environment with the following config.xml and settings.xml

base=\\wpkg_server\app\wpkg

wpkg.js is in \\wpkg_server\app\wpkg\wpkg.js (v 1.3.0)

config.xml from \\wpkg_server\app\wpkg\config.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config xmlns="http://www.wpkg.org/config"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.wpkg.org/config xsd/config.xsd">

                <param name='wpkg_base' value='\\wpkg_server\app\wpkg' />
                <param name='nonotify' value='true' />
                <param name='caseSensitivity' value='false' />

        <languages>

removed the standard default entries for language messages for this email.

        </languages>
</config>

settings.xml from \\wpkg_server\app\Install\WPKG Agent\settings.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
        <file>\\wpkg_server\app\wpkg\wpkg.js</file>
        <net-use-machine-account>NO</net-use-machine-account>
        <path-user>uksls17tst\app_install</path-user>
        <path-password>removed ;-)</path-password>
        <exec-user>SYSTEM</exec-user>
        <exec-password></exec-password>
        <parameters>/synchronize</parameters>
        <silent>YES</silent>
        <pre-action></pre-action>
        <post-action>\\wpkg_server\app\Install\Wpkg Agent\wpkgStatus.bat</post-action>
        <show-GUI>YES</show-GUI>
        <logon-delay>0</logon-delay>
        <logon-message-title>WPKG Software Deployment</logon-message-title>
        <logon-message-logo-picture></logon-message-logo-picture>
        <logon-message-1>WPKG is installing applications and applying settings...</logon-message-1>
        <logon-message-2>This will finish shortly. Please wait, don't restart or power off your computer</logon-message-2>
        <script-variable name="SOFTWARE">\\wpkg_server\app\Install</script-variable>
        <script-variable name="SOFTWARE2">\\wpkg_server\Install</script-variable>
        <script-variable name="PROGRAMS">\\wpkg_server\app\Programs</script-variable>
        <script-variable name="SCRIPTS">\\wpkg_server\app\wpkg\scripts</script-variable>
        <script-variable name="BIN">\\wpkg_server\app\wpkg\bin</script-variable>
        <priority>normal</priority>
        <stop-service-after-done>YES</stop-service-after-done>
        <laptop-mode>YES</laptop-mode>
        <server-connecting-method>standard</server-connecting-method>
        <server-connecting-ip>wpkg_server</server-connecting-ip>
        <server-connecting-timeout>3</server-connecting-timeout>
        <server-connecting-script-timeout>3</server-connecting-script-timeout>
        <server-connecting-script-file></server-connecting-script-file>
        <log-file></log-file>
        <run-on-shutdown>NO</run-on-shutdown>
        <shutdown-delay>10</shutdown-delay>
        <logon-interrupt-password></logon-interrupt-password>
        <repeat-count-on-failure>0</repeat-count-on-failure>
</configuration>

If I run "sc start wpkgservice" I only get the following lines
Starting installation...     Date: 13/03/2012 08:40:15
ERROR   : Error parsing xml 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml': The stylesheet does not contain a document element.  The stylesheet may be empty, or it may not be a well-formed XML document.|        Date: 13/03/2012 08:40:15
ERROR   : No root element found in 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml'.        Date: 13/03/2012 08:40:15
ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|        Date: 13/03/2012 08:40:15
INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.        Date: 13/03/2012 08:40:15
Ending installation...     Date: 13/03/2012 08:40:15

If I add /notify /verbose and /debug flags I get no additional messages. But if I also add /base:\\wpkg_server\app\wpkg as well I get instead, so it somehow does not get the base dir in the first place, why? But even if I give it the base dir it still seems to be trying to access c: or t: drive instead of the UNC \\wpkg_sever\app\wpkg dir?

Starting installation...     Date: 13/03/2012 10:09:25
ERROR   : Error parsing xml 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml': The stylesheet does not contain a document element.  The stylesheet may be empty, or it may not be a well-formed XML document.|        Date: 13/03/2012 10:09:25
ERROR   : No root element found in 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml'.        Date: 13/03/2012 10:09:25
ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|        Date: 13/03/2012 10:09:25
INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.        Date: 13/03/2012 10:09:25
Ending installation...     Date: 13/03/2012 10:09:25
2012-03-13 10:25:28, ERROR   : Error parsing xml 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml': The stylesheet does not contain a document element.  The stylesheet may be empty, or it may not be a well-formed XML document.|
2012-03-13 10:25:28, ERROR   : No root element found in 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml'.
2012-03-13 10:25:28, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 10:25:28, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 10:31:09, ERROR   : Error parsing xml 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml': The stylesheet does not contain a document element.  The stylesheet may be empty, or it may not be a well-formed XML document.|
2012-03-13 10:31:09, ERROR   : No root element found in 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml'.
2012-03-13 10:31:09, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 10:31:09, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 10:34:15, INFO    : Installing 'wpkg config' (wpkg config)...
2012-03-13 10:34:15, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: Automatic software deployment is currently updating your system. Please save all your documents as the the system might reboot without further notice. Thank you.
2012-03-13 10:34:15, ERROR   : Command '%SCRIPTS%\wpkg-config.bat' was unsuccessful.|The system cannot find the file specified.|
2012-03-13 10:34:15, ERROR   : Could not process (install) package 'wpkg config' (wpkg config):|Exit code returned non-successful value (-1) on command '%SCRIPTS%\wpkg-config.bat'.
2012-03-13 10:34:15, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The automated software installation utility has completed installing or updating software on your system. No reboot was necessary. All updates are complete.
2012-03-13 10:35:28, ERROR   : Error parsing xml 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml': The stylesheet does not contain a document element.  The stylesheet may be empty, or it may not be a well-formed XML document.|
2012-03-13 10:35:28, ERROR   : No root element found in 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml'.
2012-03-13 10:35:28, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 10:35:28, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 10:40:17, ERROR   : Error parsing xml 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml': The stylesheet does not contain a document element.  The stylesheet may be empty, or it may not be a well-formed XML document.|
2012-03-13 10:40:17, ERROR   : No root element found in 'C:/wpkg_serverappwpkg/profiles.xml'.
2012-03-13 10:40:17, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 10:40:17, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 10:41:16, INFO    : Installing 'wpkg config' (wpkg config)...
2012-03-13 10:41:16, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: Automatic software deployment is currently updating your system. Please save all your documents as the the system might reboot without further notice. Thank you.
2012-03-13 10:41:16, ERROR   : Command '%SCRIPTS%\wpkg-config.bat' was unsuccessful.|The system cannot find the file specified.|
2012-03-13 10:41:16, ERROR   : Could not process (install) package 'wpkg config' (wpkg config):|Exit code returned non-successful value (-1) on command '%SCRIPTS%\wpkg-config.bat'.
2012-03-13 10:41:16, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The automated software installation utility has completed installing or updating software on your system. No reboot was necessary. All updates are complete.
2012-03-13 10:57:41, INFO    : Installing 'wpkg config' (wpkg config)...
2012-03-13 10:57:41, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: Automatic software deployment is currently updating your system. Please save all your documents as the the system might reboot without further notice. Thank you.
2012-03-13 10:57:41, ERROR   : Command '%SCRIPTS%\wpkg-config.bat' was unsuccessful.|The system cannot find the file specified.|
2012-03-13 10:57:41, ERROR   : Could not process (install) package 'wpkg config' (wpkg config):|Exit code returned non-successful value (-1) on command '%SCRIPTS%\wpkg-config.bat'.
2012-03-13 10:57:41, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The automated software installation utility has completed installing or updating software on your system. No reboot was necessary. All updates are complete.
2012-03-13 11:00:00, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 11:00:00, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 11:00:50, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 11:00:50, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 11:01:33, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 11:01:33, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 11:03:13, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 11:03:13, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.
2012-03-13 11:03:26, ERROR   : Message:      No profiles found. Aborting|Description:  No profiles found. Aborting|Error number: a|Stack:        undefined|Line:         undefined|
2012-03-13 11:03:26, INFO    : User notification suppressed. Message: The software installation has failed.

Tis must be a really silly and fundamental mistake. Anyone hazard a guess?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

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